Disney is launching an animated TV spin-off of The Lion King

Disney is launching an animated TV spin-off of The Lion King
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Frozen be damned. Just after being topped by Disney's wintry mega-hit for top-grossing animated film of all time, the Lion King crew is making a comeback — this time coming to TV screens near you.

Disney announced a new addition to the Lion King franchise, The Lion Guard, which will begin with a TV movie in the fall of 2015. After that, The Lion Guard will become a television series, premiering in early 2016 on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.